into a self-aggrandising fakeness of artificiality and throw-away items and people. The fantasy, fairy-tale nature of Freddie had no place in this world: it was an anachronistic throwback to the ancient world a decade past. Money talked. Power talked and more and more had more and more. A quick fix was required by the people who wanted light easy pop. Queen complied and fans complained and differences lead to a time apart only to return once more on top of the world again where they remained until the last performance and were then frozen for all time into eternity.

To be continued...

Icarus Falls

The vagaries of the music world are myriad. Oftentimes today money and quick fix imagery pass for what was once a communication between Man and Spirituality. In a world dominated by recording mega-companies and manufactured groups relying as much on technology as on researched 'sure-fire' music, there is little room for the new musician who performs for love, for fame and for their life.

It comes a little surprise that many musical tours are by groups from the 60's, 70's and 80's as these people learnt their music on the pub floors, the student lounges and in the back seats of leaky vans. Older musicians, before the mega-corporations, survived on talent and on fan support. Popularity wasn't based on sales, or downloads or ring tones, but on the fans who turned up to the shows and paid money to see their idols perform for their fans. This was the soul of music, the connection between the singer and the listener, and each singer sang to each listener and communicated to them and only to them. Music enveloped the listener and took them on the journey with the singer in an almost sexual union